I have many such reasons to be Thankful for. Reasons that
should remind me to be grateful every single day. Not the least of which is my
family, a home and this country. I could, and will, also mention you, the people in this blogging community, without whom I
wouldn’t still be blogging. So allow me to take this moment to say thank you for caring about Finding
Wonderland. Of course, I’d be remiss if I also didn’t mention, books! Today our topic is open-ended,
but sticking with bookish things seemed easiest, something I will never bemoan
the opportunity to talk about.

I decided to list ten authors whose talented pen and
subsequent stories make me grateful. Without authors, this world wouldn’t
exist. Without their keen insight and pain-staking patience to craft these
stories, we wouldn’t be swept into exotic or familiar worlds. Their talents are
what these fictional world propel from. It's because of their stories, this book blogging community has as voice.

In no way is this list a complete picture of the authors who
I’m grateful to have discovered. Here are some of the authors I’m thankful for.

1. Joanne Bischof | Joanne is the kind of author whose skill
with a pen astounds every time. Her latest novel, The Lady and the Lionheart(a kind of Beauty and the Beast retelling) is told in the kind of prose I wish
I could write with. #IndieBooksBeSeen

2. Kristy Cambron | Kristy’s latest novel, The Ringmaster’s Wifewas one of the
most beautiful books of 2016, so adding her rich writing style to this list
wasn’t a difficult placement.

3. Elizabeth Camden |Elizabeth’s
books were probably the first that taught me the joy of historical fiction, and
in every way helped me rediscover it. Up until then, much to my puzzlement, I
had been in a kind of sabbatical from its brand of old fashioned charm.

5. Jenny B. Jones | The talent of this author is among the
best of the best. Her latest novel I’ll Be Yoursfound the right balance of humor and emotional depth, which showed
us yet another layer of her writing.

6. Ronie Kendig | Ronie write’s military fiction that, to
me, shines a light on the importance of our military and the sacrifices they
make. Plus, it’s darn good storytelling to boot.

7. Hillary Manton Lodge | These are the perfect reads to be
thankful for not just for the talents of Hillary’s pen, but also because the
series focus is on family (and plenty of good food).

8. Emery Lord | Emery’s book The Start of Me and Youis, without question, one of my favorite YA
contemporary reads. The bookish references are a book nerds dream and the
characters are still memorable. Needless to say, I’m anticipating reading more
from Emery.

Thanks, Lindsey. :) It's always fun to see how everyone decides to spin the topics. I'm constantly "breaking" Top Ten Tuesday's rules, so it's fun to see the creative ways others add their own voice to the topics. :)

I love Stephanie Perkins' books so much too!! Anna was just adorable, but Lola's book was my favourite of them all. <3 And I really want to read an Emery Lord book eventually! This kind of reminds me I've been meaning to do that for ages. *glares at TBR and makes this higher priority* I love seeing lists of people's favourite authors SO THIS WAS GRAND. Here's my TTT!

Anna is indeed adorable, Cait. I'm still swoony over its charms. *insert all the heart eye emojis* So glad to hear Lola is even better. It's been on my TBR for far too long now, but I'm - *fingers crossed* - about done with my review copy TBR, so I'm hoping to read some books next month from my bookshelf.

Emery's books are so fun! Or they are if judged by The Start of Me and You. Loved all the bookish references it included.

Great list, Rissi! What a fun take on this topic! I've read all of the authors on this list except Emery Lord, and, after reading your review of The Start of Me and You, I think I may need to fix that :-)

YAY! Hope if/when you read one of Emery's books, you enjoy them, Becky. The Start of Me and You was so sweet. But then YALit is kind of my "happy place" reads because they're so cute and charming, which for me, is my ideal read. :)

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